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<h1>Javadoc Index Search Window</h1>
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<p>The Javadoc Index Search window enables you to search for and view Javadoc in the IDE. 
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<p>The Javadoc Index Search window contains the following elements:</p>

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<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t80 r1c2-t80">Type a string in the text field and click Find to search the Javadoc index.
<p>The search is case sensitive.</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t80 r1c2-t80">Displays a list of Javadoc that match the search string.
<p>Use the buttons in the toolbar to sort the results by name, package or type. Select an entry to view the Javadoc in the HTML Viewer. Double-click an entry to open the Javadoc in your browser.</p>
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<p>HTML Viewer</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t80 r1c2-t80">Displays the Javadoc page for the selected search result.
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<p>The following icons are used in the toolbar of the Javadoc Index Search window:</p>

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<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t81 r1c2-t81">Sort Javadoc by name</td>
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<p><img width="16" height="16" src="img/javadoc-refsort.gif" alt="Sort by Packages icon" title="Sort by Packages icon" /></p></td>
<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t81 r1c2-t81">Sort Javadoc by packages</td>
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<p><img width="16" height="16" src="img/javadoc-typesort.gif" alt="Sort by Type icon" title="Sort by Type icon" /></p></td>
<td align="left" headers="r5c1-t81 r1c2-t81">Sort Javadoc by type</td>
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